The planet Krypton has taken on many different looks including the most
recent film Man of Steel which imagined it as a triumph of bio-engineering. Back in 1978, legendary concept artist Chris Foss briefly
worked on Superman and shared some of his designs.

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Chris Foss told Moviefone, "We were all waiting to restart 'Dune' after Christmas; we had total
loyalty to 'Dune.' And then the 'Superman' people came along. My
initial reaction was, 'What a stupid thing, to make a film of a strip
cartoon.' And there you go, history's proven me different. They wined
and dined me and insisted I come and worked on 'Superman.' I thought,
well, I'll do it until 'Dune' starts up, and of course 'Dune' never
did. So I worked on 'Superman.'"

They didn't use his designs and here's what it looked like in the final
film.

What is Film Sketchr?

This blog is about the often unseen world of concept design and storyboarding in science-fiction films and television. These artists work to bring the vision of the writer and director to life. My hope is you'll learn a little bit more about them. If you're an artist I hope you find inspiration from the talented artists featured.

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